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SCYPHOPHORUS ACUPUNCTATUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- agave weevil
1, record 1, English, agave%20weevil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A Coleoptera of the family Curculionidae. 2, record 1, English, - agave%20weevil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The agave weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is the most important insect pest of wild and cultivated agaves in the world. 3, record 1, English, - agave%20weevil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charançon de l'agave
1, record 1, French, charan%C3%A7on%20de%20l%27agave
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ver du maguey 2, record 1, French, ver%20du%20maguey
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte de l'ordre des Coléoptères, de la famille des Curculionidae, de couleur noire, parfois rougeâtre. 1, record 1, French, - charan%C3%A7on%20de%20l%27agave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout comme sa plante hôte principale, l'agave, Scyphophorus acupunctatus est originaire d'Amérique centrale et il s'est disséminé à travers le monde depuis le 18e siècle. 3, record 1, French, - charan%C3%A7on%20de%20l%27agave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ver du maguey : Sous sa forme larvaire, cet insecte est connu dans le domaine de l'alimentation sous le nom de ver du maguey. Le maguey étant une espèce d'agave d'Amérique centrale. 1, record 1, French, - charan%C3%A7on%20de%20l%27agave
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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